IRENA Insights
04 October 2022 |Webinar
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with...
Scaling-up renewables-based clean cooking: Raising ambitions for achieving 2030 agenda and climate action
10 October 2022 |Accra, Ghana
IRENA, in partnership with the Health and Energy Platform of Action, is hosting a roundtable...
Capacity Building on Design of Bankable Power Purchase Agreements in Pacific SIDS
- 25 – 29 November 2019
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- Islands
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- Nadi, Fiji
The capacity building event contributed to the improvement of PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) in the region and enhanced the capability of local utilities and regulators to design bankable contracts, with the final goal of contributing to...
Supporting the deployment of bankable renewable energy projects in the Caribbean
- 25 – 28 November 2019
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- Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Islands
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- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
This regional workshop helped develop the capacities in the identification of barriers and opportunities for the deployment of renewable energy projects.
Regional Workshop on Accelerating RE Investments in Southeast Asia
- 20 – 21 May 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- Da Nang, Vietnam
The Regional Workshop on Accelerating RE Investments in Southeast Asia shared experiences in setting more market-based renewable energy support schemes. The workshop was part of the implementation of ASEAN-IRENA MoU and Action Plan.
Ninth Session of the IRENA Assembly
- 10 – 13 January 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- Abu Dhabi, UAE
The ninth session of the Assembly of IRENA took place from 11-13 January 2019 at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Assembly is the Agency’s supreme decision-making body.
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands
- 19 – 23 November 2018
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- Finance & Investment, Islands
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- Port Louis, Mauritius
Organised in the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative and co-organised with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), the regional workshop on renewable energy project development and financing in the Indian Ocean Islands supported capacity building...
IRENA at IPS Connect 2018
- 15 – 19 October 2018
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- Finance & Investment, Islands
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- Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
Under the framework of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative, IRENA held a technical workshop on project development and financing for Caribbean and Pacific SIDS stakeholders during IPS Connect 2018.
Egypt Renewable Energy Conference
- 09 – 11 October 2018
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- Energy Transition
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- Cairo, Egypt
A high-level platform for the launch of IRENA's Renewable Energy Outlook for Egypt. Building on global developments in renewable energy, the event brought together key decision makers and leaders from governments, industry, financial institutions and...
South East Europe regional workshop on RE project development and financing
- 12 – 13 June 2018
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- Energy Transition, Finance & Investment
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- Belgrade, Serbia
Organised within the framework of IRENA’s Regional Initiative in South East Europe, the workshop aimed to enhance local capacities in developing renewable energy projects, including with regards to improving conditions for financing projects.
Regional Workshop on Geothermal Financing and Risk Mitigation in Africa
- 31 January – 02 February 2018
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- Finance & Investment
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- Nairobi, Kenya
The countries along the African Rift System are endowed with significant, but largely untapped, geothermal resources. As of today, only 0.6 GW of geothermal capacity is installed in the region. However, with a large estimated potential and an...
Improving islands capacities to develop bankable renewable energy projects
- 12 January 2018
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- Islands
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- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Member countries and observer institutions met during the IRENA 8th Assembly in 2018 to identify the best options for IRENA to facilitate the development of renewable energy projects in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).